The Hong Kong government is to roll out a HK$137 billion package of measures to help businesses stay afloat and workers receive their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic, with MTR fares also coming down and taxpayers allowed to put off paying their bills. At a media briefing on Wednesday evening, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said unprecedented steps are required to tackle what is an unprecedented challenge, with businesses across all sectors affected by the crisis in one way or another. Lam said the government will pay 50 percent of workers' salaries for six months, with the monthly subsidy for each worker capped at HK$9,000 -- this being half of the city's median salary of HK$18,000. The CE said companies will be reimbursed in two installments, with the first of the money arriving by June. There will also be lump sum payments for self-employed people. Lam was asked by a reporter why the subsidies will be given to companies rather than directly to their workers, and whether there was a risk some firm owners…

Хлор - газ желто-зеленого цвета, с резким запахом (запах хлорной извести), в 2,5 раза тяжелее воздуха, поэтому при утечках хлор прежде всего заполняет овраги, подвалы, первые этажи зданий, стелется по полу.

Газообразный диоксид хлора в концентрации, превышающей уровень концентрации, эффективной для борьбы с микроорганизмами, при общем непрерывном воздействии на организм крыс оказался нетоксичным в условиях, имитирующих обычный образ жизни человека.

Пресс-секретарь президента России Дмитрий Песков начал использовать блокатор вирусов.